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Nevada officials break ground on urban test site for drones

While work is underway to develop the state’s first urban drone testing site, a grant Nevada State College received last month has created a foundation for local teachers and students to elevate their learning of unmanned aerial systems.

 
2016: The Year in Review — VIDEO

The Las Vegas Review-Journal takes a look at the top moments from 2016.

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Water use emerges as a decisive factor in Nevada’s economic diversification

A company’s potential water use, in some cases, is the deciding factor of whether or not Nevada will provide tax incentives. As state officials work to attract tech and advanced manufacturing companies, they have to reconcile economic development with water conservation.

 
Critics outline Raiders stadium objections, but Nevada casino group weighs in with support

Critics of a proposed $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium say they want a better deal for Southern Nevadans if tax dollars are used to help fund construction, but an influential casino lobbying group joined the debate Wednesday by saying stadium developers and government officials have covered all areas of concern.

 
Last of Riviera reduced to rubble on Las Vegas Strip — VIDEO

Hundreds of Riviera fans, insomniacs or people who just enjoy the sight and sound of a big building being brought down gathered around the Riviera Tuesday morning to give it a send-off into history.

 
Riviera implosion goes off without a hitch — VIDEO

Las Vegas bid a bittersweet goodbye to the Riviera early Tuesday morning, as the historic hotel’s Monaco tower came crashing down to make way for expanded convention facilities.

 
Elevated McCarran airport expressway plan moves forward

Clark County is moving ahead with plans to develop an elevated limited-access airport expressway along Paradise Road, Koval Lane and Tropicana Avenue.